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Message: <blockquote data-quote="[OMENRPG]Ben" data-source="post: 5644950" data-attributes="member: 6677983">As hollowleg said, I think the original idea of Taint came from the Rokugan/Oriental Adventures book. There are some other options in that book than what are listed in the UA, if I recall correctly.You can also look at the various Star Wars systems (WEG, Revised, Saga) that model the Dark Side. In Saga dark side Force Points have a stronger effect at lower levels than regular Force Points, but if used in regularity can cause the character to succumb to the dark side and essentially become an NPC.Off of the top of my head, some ideas for a "tainted" PC:Bonus to intimidatePerhaps higher likelihood for critical hits, or more damaging critsBeing ignored by other tainted creatures/monsters in a fightBonus to defenses against enemies who are afraidResistance to being charmed/mind effecting spellsIncreasing insanityChance of losing control and going into a violent rageLack of appetite for normal food, requiring eating bizarre/grotesque foods (such as blood)Auras of Taint/Evil, for better or for worse in certain circumstancesPhysical deformities/mutationsIncrease of strength and intelligence, with a decrease to wisdom and constitutionSickness, often contagiousKilling something makes it come back as a tainted undeadDefiling nature, causing mutations or decayThat's all I can think of for now, but perhaps I'll add more later.</blockquote>